What percentage of people rent in Wrightwood, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wrightwood, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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23.7% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Wrightwood, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 533 renting households against 1,713 that own their home.

In Wrightwood, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.7% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 533 (±200)
Median renter income: $40,665 (±$20,388)

Who rents and who owns in Wrightwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wrightwood	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.7% (±8.4 points)	37.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	533 (±200)	256,079 (±3,279)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,713 (±306)	418,836 (±3,452)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	3.3 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,665 (±$20,388)	$61,041 (±$1,019)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,147 (±$24,667)	$104,606 (±$1,264)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Wrightwood, the renter share is lower than in San Bernardino County (37.9%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In San Bernardino County, Wrightwood ranks 38 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 770 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Wrightwood has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	23.3% (±7.0 points)	23.7% (±8.4 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,030 (±$211)	$1,833 (±$230)	+78.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$64,841 (±$13,370)	$74,332 (±$23,270)	+14.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Wrightwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wrightwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wrightwood	—	23.7% (±8.4 points)	—
Piñon Hills	6.9 mi	19.9% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Phelan	8.7 mi	18.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Hills	13 mi	15.3% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
San Antonio Heights	13 mi	15.8% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Cucamonga	15 mi	37.7% (±1.4 points)	Higher
Upland	16 mi	42.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Claremont	16 mi	36.8% (±3.1 points)	Higher
La Verne	18 mi	30.8% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rancho Cucamonga, CA (37.7%), Upland, CA (42.9%), Claremont, CA (36.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
31 (tie)	Morongo Valley	29.2% (±8.3 points)
33	Yucaipa	26.6% (±3.5 points)
34	Spring Valley Lake	26.2% (±5.8 points)
35	Running Springs	26.0% (±7.3 points)
36	Lucerne Valley	24.5% (±8.0 points)
37 (tie)	Crestline	23.7% (±7.9 points)
37 (tie)	Wrightwood	23.7% (±8.4 points)
39	Big River	20.5% (±8.3 points)
40	Piñon Hills	19.9% (±6.9 points)
41	Mountain View Acres	18.7% (±12.1 points)
42	Phelan	18.1% (±5.8 points)
43	Lake Arrowhead	16.4% (±3.8 points)
44	San Antonio Heights	15.8% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 47 places in San Bernardino County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wrightwood is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wrightwood

How many renters are there in Wrightwood?

Wrightwood has an estimated 533 (±200) renting households, 23.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wrightwood?

In Wrightwood, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wrightwood?

A renting household in Wrightwood has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wrightwood?

The median renting household in Wrightwood, CA has an income of $40,665 (±$20,388) a year, against $97,147 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Wrightwood CDP, California (place:86594, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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